With a Masters of Science in Traditional Chinese Medicine from Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in San Diego, California, a certification by the National Commission for the Certification of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) as a Diplomat of Oriental Medicine (Dipl. OM), and a license from the Commonwealth of Virginia Acupuncture Licensing Board, Eddie Vernon has credentials that are unmatched, and he has the experience to equal his certifications.
After earning a four-year degree in acupuncture and Chinese pharmacology from Pacific College, he traveled to China to complete his post-graduate work at Chengdu University Hospital in the Sichuan Province. Spending 6 years apprenticing with Dr. Richard Tan, Master Acupuncturist from Taiwan, he learned the art of pain management and stress relief. By working in the integrative medical department at Rady Children’s Hospital treating children with chronic pain and providing acupuncture at San Diego Hospice for hospice patients’ pain relief and palliative care, he learned a compassion and sensitivity for patients’ needs that permeates his practice of acupuncture. Add two years as the onboard acupuncturist for Royal Caribbean International’s largest cruise ships and extensive clinical experience, and it is clear that Eddie is beyond qualified to provide you with the service that you and your pain have needed.
For the past 3 years, Eddie has worked in Honolulu, Hawaii at Tripler Army Medical Center’s Interdisciplinary Pain Management Center. While there he provided acupuncture to military service members and veterans as part of an integrative team of medical doctors, chiropractors, massage therapists, and yoga instructors. Eddie recently moved from Hawaii back to his hometown of Spotsylvania, Virginia.
